Stephen Russell wrote: > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I know people who worship money, power, sex, alcohol, golf and all other >> manner of material things to the point the material things, over which >> they obsess, becomes their God, but I try not to wonder to far from the >> one true God; although, I have period of weakness where material things >> can become my God, but so far only on a temporary basis. LOL >> > ----------------------------------- > > Repentance is good for you. Just look to Peter, the Rock of the > Church. Denies Jesus three times in the night yet is awarded the CEO > of the Organization forty three days later. > > I did a google on it and hear is one insight into Peter:
#------------------------------------ Why indeed would Jesus appoint Satan as the leader of His church? Matthews 16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Answer: Jesus appointed Peter as the leader of His Church because of Peter's answer to Jesus' question Jesus asked the apostles, Who is He to them... Then Peter answered: "You are The Son of The Living God" Jesus responds that Simon is now called Peter, "and upon this rock I will build my church." Peter was just a man; as another respondent showed, albeit with much misunderstnding, Peter had, at one point, been used by Satan to tempt Jesus into avoiding His suffering death. (No, it does *not* mean Jesus was calling Peter "Satan," but rather Jesus was speaking to Satan, not Peter.) Peter's *faith* in what had been revealed to him would be the foundation of His body on earth. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_Jesus_anoint_Peter_as_the_leader_of_his_church #----------------------------- Regards, LelandJ --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
